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Your complete guide to the Yardi Forum

Everything you need to know about the Yardi Forum, a premier technology training event designed specifically for Yardi affordable housing and PHA users.

02 / 12 / 26

Join us on the road at these senior living events (2026)

Don’t miss these senior living industry events packed with networking opportunities. Team Yardi will be there. Come meet us!

02 / 02 / 26

Outreach Live 2025: Multifamily insights & AI innovations

Explore the top takeaways from Outreach Live 2025, including AI advances, smarter marketing strategies and tools that help multifamily operators streamline leasing and elevate the renter experience.

12 / 18 / 25

REIT report: New podcast spotlights energy reporting practices

Randy Moss, industry principal for Yardi Energy, provided insight into sustainability reporting issues facing REITs and commercial real estate (CRE) in a recent podcast sponsored by Nareit.

11 / 25 / 25

YASC Multifamily Spotlight: What’s new & why it matters

The YASC Multifamily Spotlight showcased Yardi’s latest innovations in AI, leasing and resident engagement, which help clients simplify operations and improve renter satisfaction.

11 / 05 / 25

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Tech at Work

By 2025, 75 percent of the workforce will be comprised of workers from the Millennial generation. A Thursday webinar hosted by Realcomm: “Technology in the Workplace – Managing the Needs of Multiple Generations” focused on managing that transition successfully and effectively for team members of every generation. Realcomm CEO Jim Young was the moderator. Panelists […]

04 / 07 / 17

Bilingual Brains

A new slew of studies on brain function reveal bilingual ability can not only delay dementia, but also preserve memory and help older brains stay focused.

03 / 31 / 17

Property Maintenance

Spring is here and you know what that means… it’s time to clean! Knocking down cobwebs, patching paint and completing other spring cleaning chores will get your properties ready for the busy leasing season ahead. Keeping your properties in top condition will help you attract and convert more prospects. In fact, one renter preferences study […]

03 / 27 / 17

Senior Living Forum

In advance of the Senior Living Forum, Ray Elliott, vice president of senior living, shares some insights on the event and the Yardi Senior Living Suite.

03 / 27 / 17

Beast of Burden

What Disney’s Beauty and the Beast can teach us about smart home and the impact of the Internet-of-Things on network security.

03 / 26 / 17

Top Office Deals

The U.S. commercial real estate market took something of a respite in 2016, during a year characterized by political volatility. Compared to the previous year, when the market fired on all cylinders, office players were more cautious in 2016, with leasing and sales activity cooling down to more sustainable levels, per most industry reports. Office […]

03 / 25 / 17

Smart + Secure

Twenty years ago, mobile technology rarely made an appearance in university dormitories. Today, technology anchors both private and communal spaces in student housing. New developments depict the rapid advancements—and changing expectations–around mobile technology in the industry. Connectivity The 2017 NAA Student Housing Conference tackled the concept of wireless connectivity in university residences. Student housing should […]

03 / 24 / 17

Help Wanted

Shifting demographics could shrink the country’s workforce, threatening economic growth and wage-based entitlements like social security.

03 / 23 / 17

Tallest Passive House

New York will soon boast the world’s tallest passive house building. Cornell Tech tower will break international records and set a new standard sustainable building. Cornell Tech residential tower is a collaboration between Yardi client Related Companies, Hudson Companies, and Cornell Univerty. The residential high-rise broke ground in 2015. Upon completion this fall, it will […]

03 / 21 / 17

Resident Screening in Canada

Screening prospective residents is a crucial step in creating a safe and secure community and minimizing risk to your business. Background checks and credit reports help you reduce loss from collections, evictions and legal action. No matter which decision criteria you use to screen your residents, there’s a way you could save even more time […]

03 / 20 / 17

Manhattan

For the first time in four years, average rents in Manhattan are decreasing across the board. In the past, rents occasionally declined in one or two floor plans. Larger units demonstrated the most notable price fluctuations. Highly sought-after studio units were most likely to maintain consistent or climbing value. Yet according to a recent Bloomberg […]

03 / 14 / 17

NAA Student Housing

At the 10th NAA Student Housing Conference & Exposition, held in Chicago on Feb. 14-15, featured more than 100 exhibitors, two keynote speakers and one expert panel.  More than 860 industry attendees — including marketers, property and portfolio managers, leasing specialists, developers and suppliers — converged to take their student housing game to the next […]

03 / 13 / 17

Build-to-Rent

GREAT BRITAIN (March, 2017) – It is no longer about landlords; today’s property managers recognise that happy residents are at the heart of any successful scheme. Yardi invited a panel of experts in Leeds – a ‘northern powerhouse’ city heavily invested in cutting edge build-to-rent development – to discuss the rapidly-evolving sector Graham Bates – […]

03 / 12 / 17

Waste, Not Wasted

Innovations in wastewater treatment improve energy efficiency through resource recycling and energy production. Restrictions on water use and carbon emissions require companies to get creative with resource management. Companies that simultaneously seek ways to cut overhead costs have two unique solutions from which to choose: Cambrian Innovation reports that the United States spends about 3 […]

03 / 07 / 17

The New HUD

Two updates issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development bring bad news to homeowners. Denied Mortgage Insurance Rate Cut Costs Homeowners $500/year The new administration indefinitely suspended a proposed rate cut for FHA-backed mortgage insurance. Instead of dropping rates to .60 percent, they will remain at .85 percent. The decision—made within the […]

03 / 06 / 17